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Shubman Gill termed the draw as a disappointing result. | Photo Credit: AFP Ever since V.V.S. Laxman and Rahul Dravid ambushed Australia at the Eden Gardens in 2001, most skippers are wary about asking the rival team to bat again. But there are exceptions and Shubman Gill, goaded by the whimsical rains in the Sri…
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Matthew Hayden. File | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has backed India’s Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill to handle the challenges facing the team in the longer format, saying the skipper is “a wonderful young man and a good leader” despite India’s indifferent start to the ongoing World Test…
Kuldeep Yadav did not bowl in the second innings of the warm-up game against Sri Lanka Cricket XI as he wanted to assess his body after a heavy workload, India’s spin bowling coach Sairaj Bahutule said on Sunday, allaying concerns over the left-arm wrist-spinner’s fitness. Kuldeep bowled 18 overs in the three-day game after also…
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India were expected to win 2-0, and they did exactly that. The focus, however, was on Shubhman Gill, a different personality than the one who led the Indian team on the tour of England recently, his inaugural series in charge. Then he was an untested quality, batting average in the 30s, captaincy experience in red…
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The selection of Shubman Gill for the Asia Cup might be debatable. Not because he is not good enough, but because the Test series against the West Indies commences three days after the final there. He will soon be an all-format captain. T20 has evolved quickly thanks to the domestic franchises, and what, in another…
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The previous occasion Gujarat Titans met Chennai Super Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium, B. Sai Sudharsan stroked his way to a brilliant 96 in the 2023 IPL final in a losing cause. Against the same opponent on Friday, Sai Sudharsan went on to score his maiden IPL hundred (103, 51b, 5×4, 7×6) to power…
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An authoritative Royal Challengers Bengaluru shut down Gujarat Titans by four wickets at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Saturday. A third win in a row pushed RCB to seventh on the points table, providing impetus to its playoff hopes. The home team outplayed GT in all departments. A disciplined bowling performance restricted GT to…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be meeting Gujarat Titans in Bengaluru to notch a mandatory win to keep the dream of reaching playoffs flickering. | Photo Credit: ANI Having notched up wins in its last two fixtures, Royal Challengers Bengaluru has kept its IPL playoff hopes alive. RCB will strive to keep the momentum going with…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru player Will Jacks during his brilliant century knock at the Indian Premier League 2024 match against Gujarat Titans in Ahmedabad on April28, 2024. | Photo Credit: Vijay Soneji The Indian Batting League — also known as the Indian Premier League — continues to make the bowlers question their wisdom of opting for…
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A depleted Gujarat Titans bowling attack will have to raise its game by quite a few notches if it intends to stop a marauding Sunrisers Hyderabad team fresh from its record total against Mumbai Indians, in the upcoming afternoon IPL match in Ahmedabad on March 31. Sunrisers are coming here on the back of breaking…
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